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Gothic Fiction quiz
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 2:24 am
by The Giamarga
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/quiz/20 ... ction-quiz
I could answer exactly zero of these, though i recognized several of the authors. Methinks I have yet to read some gothic fiction...
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:52 am
by Le Noir Faineant
You scored 7 out of a possible 10
Well, you've seen the dark side, but you didn't stick around for very long, did you?
I am insulted!
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:01 am
by Joël of the FoS
5 out of 10, and sometimes because of luck I guess.
It isn't so much about gothic fiction itself as about the history of gothic writing, and the parody of it.
Joël
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:16 am
by Gonzoron of the FoS
I got 6, but only one of them I knew was right, and 3 were educated guesses. The rest were just random guesses.
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:40 am
by Le Noir Faineant
Actually, there must be one or two mistakes in it.
I had 8 of 10 for sure; either I clicked on the wrong spots by accident,
or the quiz is buggy.
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:44 am
by Le Noir Faineant
Edit: I should point out that my high score is not because I am awesome, but because I am specializing on the literature of the romantic era;
bluntly said, it's my job to know the Canon of Romantic Adventures and other related Publications.
Yeah, and I have enjoyed it greatly, lately.
"Lorna Doone" is a rather... Special book.
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:06 am
by Brandi
10 of 10!
And I KNOW three of them were guesses.
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:27 am
by Gonzoron of the FoS
Rafael wrote:Actually, there must be one or two mistakes in it.
I had 8 of 10 for sure; either I clicked on the wrong spots by accident,
or the quiz is buggy.
yes, I had the same problem. I know I clicked wuthering heights, but it gave me little women. I adjusted my score accordingly
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:18 pm
by ScS of the Fraternity
I got 5 by mostly guessing and some reasoning
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 1:11 am
by Le Noir Faineant
Brandi wrote:10 of 10!
And I KNOW three of them were guesses.
*Locks himself into closet and cries.*
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 8:59 am
by BigBadQDaddy
Holy crap! I got 7 out of 10 from guessing. Yay guesswork!
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:47 am
by Rotipher of the FoS
Only six out of ten, here. Probably because I never could stomach that subset of Gothic horror that was
really just proto-romance novels with cobwebs...
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:40 pm
by Baron Zamedi
Four out of ten for me, I guess this is good incentive to catch up on all those gothic horror books I've been wanting to read.
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 4:37 am
by Le Noir Faineant
FWIW, since most, if not all of them are in the public domain,
you will find very good and unabridged audio book interpretations over at:
http://librivox.org/
Mostly awesome, and free and legal stuff.
Considerably more convenient than working through the book all by oneself; the prose of those Romantic books is often too tenacious too enjoy reading.
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 4:33 pm
by BigBadQDaddy
Nice link, Thanks Raf